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Joseph PilatesJoseph Pilates was originally a body builder and circus performer who developed his unique method of exercise in the 1920s in New York where he trained and rehabilitated professional ballet dancers and Broadway stars.Among his many famous clients were George Balanchine and Martha Graham, although these days you are more likely to hear of Madonna, Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts and the San Francisco 49ers following in their footsteps. He invented unique exercise machines such as the Reformer and the Wunda Chair which were designed to create a perfectly balanced body by strengthening and lengthening muscles without bulk. Joseph H. Pilates |